CHLOROSISES

CHLOROSIS

Chlo*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. chlorose.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: The green sickness; an anæmic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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